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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: runuts on February 26, 2010, 04:41:22 AM
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Can anyone ID these rims? They came on my 68 when I bought it 15 years ago. When I check Chevy by the numbers the closest I can come is a '69 "B" wagon wheel but these wheels are RIVETED not welded. In fact very few wheels in the charts are riveted. What was the difference between welded and riveted? Thanks
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I've never seen a production-line wheel that was riveted like that; production wheels were welded, although some Service replacement wheels were riveted.
Just as a reference point, the last riveted steel regular-production Corvette wheel was in 1955.
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Looks like the wheel was made in 1982.
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Did they stop using the rivets due to cost, safety or other? How do they rate for strength? These may well have been purchased in '82 since the previous owner purchased the car around 1981 and might have wanted to put rallys back on the car if they were gone.
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Did they stop using the rivets due to cost, safety or other? How do they rate for strength? These may well have been purchased in '82 since the previous owner purchased the car around 1981 and might have wanted to put rallys back on the car if they were gone.
The riveted wheels didn't lack for strength (the '57-'62 Corvette RPO 276 Heavy-Duty wheels were riveted), but they did occasionally have air leakage issues when used with tubeless tires.
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The F1 wheels are 15 x 6 inches. Backspace is 3 1/2". They came on 1968 to 1970 Passenger cars, late models. Rivited instead of welded. This information came from H.A.M.B. Check it out at JalopyJournal.com